Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites
Reference number
DN599771
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below.
It is expected the value of each booking request will be between £500 and £100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between £0 - £2,000,000
The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience
1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on:
a) Whatuni.com
b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk
2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site
3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool
4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track
5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example:
a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors
b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites
c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI
d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements
6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are seeking to appoint a supplier to help provide flexible booking of paid for placements, statistical platforms, profiles and other related services and advertising on a range of websites detailed below.
It is expected the value of each booking request will be between £500 and £100,000 inclusive of all taxes and agency fees. It is estimated there will be between 0 and 20 requests within the contract period. The total value of the work will be between £0 - £2,000,000
The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience
1) The flexible placement of at cost digital advertising and paid for profiles on:
a) Whatuni.com
b) Completeuniversityguide.co.uk
2) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid activity on each site
3) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ On Demand tool
4) Direct access to IDP Connect IQ Demand Track
5) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example:
a) Provide insight into profile performance against competitors
b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites
c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI
d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements
6) Provide a single Account Manager for updating and managing the placements
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet the Requirements / Weighting: P/F
Quality criterion - Name: quality: Ability to meet the Requirements / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Associated costs and fees / Weighting: 80
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
four.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 129-318079
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NU/1589-51
Lot No
4
Title
(NU/1589-51) Purchasing of placements on 3rd party websites
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IDP Connect Ltd
First Floor Bedford House, 69-79 Fulham High Street
Putney, Greater London
SW6 3JW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the
award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the
contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who
have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High
Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive
knowledge of breach.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom